DEACON

Deacon

Deacon is a ministry in the Christian Church that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions. In many traditions the "diaconate", the term for a deacon's office, is a clerical office; in others it is for laity.

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deacon

Noun

  1. A designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6).
  2. A clergyman ranked directly below a priest, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work.
  3. Free Churches: A lay leader of a congregation who assists the pastor.
  4. Anglicanism: An ordained clergyman usually serving a year prior to being ordained presbyter, though in some cases they remain a permanent deacon.
  5. Methodism: A separate office from that of minister, neither leading to the other; instead there is a permanent deaconate.
  6. A junior Lodge officer.
  7. The lowest office in the , generally held by 12 or 13 year old boys or recent converts.
  8. A male calf of a dairy breed, so called because they are usually deaconed (see below).
  9. The chairman of an incorporated company.

Verb

  1. For a choir leader to lead a hymn by speaking one or two lines at a time, which are then sung by the choir.
  2. To kill a calf shortly after birth.
  3. To place fresh fruit at the top of a barrel or other container, with spoiled or imperfect fruit hidden beneath.


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